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[quote name='RalphDWilson' timestamp='1495888879' post='3307366']Skol, I've pm'd you about my late entry, if you could please add it to the list! If it's too late then no worries.[/quote] [quote name='MoonBassAlpha' timestamp='1495904472' post='3307495']Me too! Bringing up the rear like a fat Womble at the London Marathon...[/quote] Latecomers now added [size="1"]...just be aware that the free booze is all drunk and there's nothing left of the buffet apart from some dubious-looking eggs rolls and a salad bowl, which is virtually untouched.[/size]

[quote name='MoonBassAlpha' timestamp='1495712388' post='3306044']I've not got round to it this month. If I get round to doing anything tomorrow, any chance I could sneak a cheeky one in?[/quote] No problem. Message me if so and I'll add you to the line-up

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/306259-may-composition-challenge-voting/"][size=5][b]VOTING THREAD IS UP[/b][/size][/url]

[color=#4b0082][size=5][b]Voting has now started on this month’s Composition Challenge.[/b][/size][/color] [size=5]Here's the inspiration for this month's music, chosen by our previous winner [b]Chiliwailer[/b]…[/size] [size=5]…and here are the compositions. Please vote for your top THREE favourites:[/size] Dad3353 [url="http://soundcloud.com/dad3353/evolution-all-things-must-pass"]‘Evolution (All Things Must Pass…)’[/url] lurksalot [url="http://soundcloud.com/lurksalot/birth"]‘Birth’[/url] Chiliwailer [url="http://soundcloud.com/user-382247502/journies-end"]‘Journies End’[/url] WILD FROG SHOT [url="http://soundcloud.com/kieran-spriggs/strata"]‘Strata’[/url] fingers211 [url="http://soundcloud.com/nigel-jewell/navajo-stone"]‘Navajo Stone’[/url] Bilbo [url="http://soundcloud.com/robert-palmer-1/corpuscle-mule"]‘Corpuscle Mule’[/url] xgsjx [url="http://soundcloud.com/gxmix/light-of-love"]‘Light Of Love’[/url] Mornats [url="http://soundcloud.com/mornats/chaotic"]‘Chaotic’[/url] RalphDWilson [url="http://soundcloud.com/torturedsaints/rainmaker"]‘Rainmaker’[/url] MoonBassAlpha [url="http://soundcloud.com/julian-moss-511168525/erosion-of-the-navajo"]‘Erosion Of The Navajo’[/url] [color=#4b0082][size=5][b]Voting ends at midnight on Wednesday 31st May.[/b][/size][/color]

[quote name='JimBobTTD' timestamp='1495379828' post='3303327'] 80s Thrash and Death metal. Cliff Burton made me play bass. [/quote] Ditto.

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1494585312' post='3297142'] Far too busy..! (... and welcome back to the '80s, a most awful period I'd rather forget..! ) [/quote] Haha! Cheers Doug. You think that sounds 80s? That's funny... the intention was to capture something more 70s sounding. Maybe you were on the mushrooms during that decade and missed out on it

Nice noodling guys! I'm being lazy... but here's a quick excerpt from something I'm working on. It's a very simple bassline - I'm sort of going through a "less is more phase" with my playing. But it might just be that "less is less" Drum track and strings included for context. Jazz bass with rounds: https://soundcloud.com/skol-mixes/may-noodle I'll try to do a video next time.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1494532509' post='3296836']Biggest gig of my life. Help![/quote] You of all people will be fine mate! Two tips: 1. Don't compensate for nerves with beer. Save that for afterwards. 2. Don't "hump the bear"!

...and not [i]just[/i] a talented guitarist, but a very accomplished producer too. Truly, a living ledge.

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/305041-may-composition-challenge-get-writing/"][b][size=6]May's challenge is now on...[/size][/b][/url]

[size=5][color=#800080][b]May's Composition Challenge is now underway![/b][/color][/size] [size=5]Here’s the image for your inspiration, chosen by last month's winner, [b]Chiliwailer[/b]… [/size] Click on the 'Spoiler' button below to read the usual rules and caveats: [spoiler]By entering the competition you agree to the Basschat Terms and Conditions and Forum Guidelines, which are designed to help ensure the forum remains free of offensive and/or illegal behaviour and material. In a nutshell: [b]1) Please avoid any content that other forum users may find offensive. [/b]If your track contains explicit lyrics, then please warn other forum users so they can choose for themselves whether to listen to it. [b]2) Please make sure you have permission to use any 3rd party sounds included in your track[/b] (ie. sounds that you have not recorded yourself, such as samples of other people's music). The owners of Basschat accept no responsibility for infringements of copyright or other forms of legal ownership, which are solely the responsibility of competition entrants. [b]3) Entries should be no more than five minutes long and written/produced during the month of the competition[/b], taking inspiration from the photo provided. No cheating![/spoiler] If you have any questions, just ask. [size=5][color=#800080][b]The deadline for entries is midnight on Wednesday 24th May.[/b][/color][/size]

[quote name='Chiliwailer' timestamp='1493620556' post='3289393'] Picture sent to General Skol... [/quote] Received! And well done on the win. It was a cracking month with lots of good entries. I'll launch this month's challenge sometime this morning...

[b]UPDATE:[/b] ...so I ended up coming 3rd out of 252 entrants and won $100. Which I think is about £2.47 in new money. Woot! I'm off to buy a yacht. A really tiny little yacht

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1493028405' post='3284879'] ... or [b]Sunday 30th April[/b], whichever comes latest..! [/quote] Agent Douglas, you have passed the test. Welcome to the Illuminati!

[b]Q:[/b] [i]“War! What is it good for?”[/i] [b]A:[/b] [i]“Inspiring an eclectic smorgasbord of music composed by bass players. Other than that, absolutely nothing”.[/i]

[size=6][url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/304637-april-composition-challenge-voting/"][b]VOTING IS UP![/b][/url][/size]

[color=#800000][size=5][b]Voting has now started on April’s Composition Challenge.[/b][/size][/color] [size=5]Here's the inspiration for this month's music, chosen by our previous winner SH73…[/size] [size=5]…and here are the compositions. Please vote for your top [b]THREE[/b] favourites:[/size] Dad3353 [url="http://soundcloud.com/dad3353/i-heard-it-on-the-radio-so-it-must-be-true"]‘I Heard It On The Radio (So It Must Be True…)’[/url] Chiliwailer [url="http://soundcloud.com/user-382247502/space-invade-us"]‘Space Invade-us’[/url] christofloffer [url="http://soundcloud.com/christofloffer/what-a-piece-of-work-is-a-man-2"]‘What a piece of work is a man’[/url] Mornats [url="http://soundcloud.com/mornats/i-am-become-death"]‘I Am Become Death’[/url] Bilbo [url="http://soundcloud.com/robert-palmer-1/threads"]‘Threads’[/url] SH73 [url="http://soundcloud.com/user-527099495/inverse-evolution-master-bcjazz"]‘Inverse Evolution’[/url] WILD FROG SHOT [url="http://soundcloud.com/kieran-spriggs/innocents"]‘Innocents’[/url] Indy [url="http://soundcloud.com/thevelvetknock/one-from-the-chamber-demo"]‘One From The Chamber’[/url] Rikki1984 [url="http://soundcloud.com/rikki-boyes/total-destruct"]‘Total Destruct’[/url] Leonard Smalls [url="http://soundcloud.com/leonard-smalls/16-choke-start"]’16 Choke Start’[/url] Bastav [url="http://soundcloud.com/organicpulseensemble/donsplaining-drop-bombs-like-donald"]‘Donsplaining - drop bombs like Donald’[/url] lurksalot [url="http://soundcloud.com/lurksalot/who-the-hell"]‘Who the hell’[/url] xgsjx [url="http://soundcloud.com/gxmix/ending"]‘Ending’[/url] MoonBassAlpha [url="http://soundcloud.com/julian-moss-511168525/acceptance-of-the-doom"]‘Acceptance Of The Doom’[/url] [color=#800000][size=5][b]Voting ends at midnight on Sunday 30th April [/b][/size][/color]

Nice! I haven't tried this myself but it's always good to hear about handy 'hacks' like this. Keep us posted.

[quote name='SH73' timestamp='1492714803' post='3282691']...unfortunately I can't change the way I play bass. I even re recorded the bass and went easy on the strings.[/quote] If you want to reduce the 'click' of the bass, try:[list] [*]Adding a Low Pass Filter (LPF) to the bass track and sweep it down through the frequency range, from high to low. You might find a point at which you can deaden the click without taking too much away from the bass tone itself. [/list][list] [*]If that doesn't work... use an parametric EQ - one that has a 'Q' setting. Start by adjusting the Q to around 6 or so; add a boost of say +6db and sweep the EQ frequency up and down until you hear the click sound getting louder. What you're trying to do here is work out roughly where the click sound is sitting in the frequency range. Play with the Q setting and level boost until the click sounds the loudest/ most irritating. Then apply a level cut at that frequency using relatively high Q setting (known as a 'notch'). This might allow you to reduce the level of the click without affecting too much of the frequencies around it. [/list][list] [*]Adding some mild distortion/ saturation can also help to disguise a clicky bass (this is also a good trick for helping a bass cut through a busy mix). [/list][list] [*]Don't sweat it! I didn't really focus on the click sound when I first had a listen. The trouble with learning to mix is that it can also somewhat ruin your enjoyment of casual listening... life is full of trade-offs [/list]

[quote name='Chris2112' timestamp='1492687330' post='3282295']My Cort Rithimic has the lowest, cleanest action I've ever played outside of my old Alembic Epic fretless.[/quote] I have a Cort Rithimic 5-string and it's by far one of (if not [i]the[/i]) most playable basses I've ever owned. I only wish I'd discovered it sooner!

[quote name='SH73' timestamp='1492530498' post='3280990'] The issue with uploading playing a cover version in Soundcloud.com is that they may remove it? [/quote] They might do... as may YouTube, but the detection software thingy they use is fairly hit and miss. For an isolated bass part you should be fine (even more so if you make a complete mess of the cover version as I tend to!). Less so if you're playing along to the original.

Cheers guys for kicking off the new Noodle Bar! Really nice contributions so far and I like the use of YouTube. I have a recent noodle to add myself and will upload it next chance I get. [quote name='MoonBassAlpha' timestamp='1492159975' post='3278322']Is there going to be a new noodle thread each month?[/quote] For the sake of simplicity, there’s going to be one continuous Noodle Bar thread [i](this one!)[/i], which anyone can contribute to as and when they choose. I’m going to give it a plug in the General Discussion forum once a month, just to encourage people to have a listen and hopefully get involved.

I mostly enjoy it. But this article does a good job of summing it up... "Later with Jules Holland: a cockroach in the schedules" https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/apr/08/later-with-jools-holland-cockroach-schedules

[quote name='TKenrick' timestamp='1491923665' post='3276523'] Right on cue... [/quote] See, for me that's not clickbait. 'Clickbait', as I understand it, is about enticing people to click on stuff for the sake of generating advertising venue (from click-through fees). What you've pointed to here is a free tutorial, made available by Scott, which is actually useful. That's not clickbait. Sure, Scott runs a business and he'd love us all to be subscribers to his commercial service. And this video is designed as a taster for that. But it's not clickbait in the true sense of the word. It's just a snappily written video title. Better that than "Practice lick #142" or whatever the alternatives might be

[quote name='project_c' timestamp='1491905088' post='3276279']Get comfortable with the fact that generations have their own interpretations of music[/quote] [quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1491905751' post='3276291']...[/quote] [quote name='grandad' timestamp='1491910415' post='3276343']...[/quote] There's some comedy in that chain of events